Age-Friendly Cities and Communities : : A Global Perspective / / ed. by Tine Buffel, Sophie Handler, Chris Phillipson.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol UP/Policy Press Complete eBook-Package 2018
• MitwirkendeR: Buffel, Tine,; Calasanti, Toni,; Cannon, Lisa,; Chau, Pui Hing,; Cheung, Francis,; Dale, Meredith,; Dannefer, Dale,; De Witte, Nico,; Donder, Liesbeth De,; Duppen, Daan,; Gong, Cathy,; Hammond, Mark,; Handler, Sophie,; Heusinger, Josefine,; Holland, Caroline,; Jones, Rebecca L.,; Katz, Jeanne,; Kelley, Jessica A.,; Kendig, Hal,; Masarweh, Luma Issa Al,; McDonald, Bernard,; McGarry, Paul,; Peace, Sheila,; Phillips, David R.,; Phillipson, Chris,; Rémillard-Boilard, Samuèle,; Scharf, Thomas,; Smetcoren, An-Sofie,; Thomése, Fleur,; Vanmechelen, Olivia,; Verté, Dominique,; Walsh, Kieran,; White, Stefan,; Wolter, Birgit,; Wong, Moses,; Woo, Jean,
• HerausgeberIn: Buffel, Tine,; Handler, Sophie,; Phillipson, Chris,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2018]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Ageing in a Global Context
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (276 p.)

As the drive towards creating age-friendly cities grows, this important book provides a comprehensive survey of theories and policies aimed at improving the quality of life of older people living in urban areas. In this book, part of the Ageing in a Global Context series, leading international resea...

Table of Contents

• Front Matter
• Contents
• List of tables and figures
• Acknowledgements
• List of abbreviations
• Notes on contributors
• Series editors’ preface
• Age-friendly cities and communities: background, theory and development
• Introduction
• The development of age-friendly cities and communities
• Neighbourhood change, social inequalities and age-friendly communities
• Addressing erasure, microfication and social change: age-friendly initiatives and environmental gerontology in the 21st century
• Case studies from Europe, Asia and Australia
• Age and gentrification in Berlin: urban ageing policy and the experiences of disadvantaged older people
• Towards an ‘active caring community’ in Brussels
• Exploring the age-friendliness of Hong Kong: opportunities, initiatives and challenges in an ageing Asian city
• Creating an age-friendly county in Ireland: stakeholders’ perspectives on implementation
• Implementing age-friendly cities in Australia
• Age-friendly policies, urban design and a manifesto for change
• From representation to active ageing in a Manchester neighbourhood: designing the age-friendly city
• Alternative age-friendly initiatives: redefining age-friendly design
• Developing age-friendly policies for cities: strategies, challenges and reflections
• The age-friendly community: a test for inclusivity
• Age-friendly cities and communities: a manifesto for change
• Index